For new users, it’s available here to download for $499, and for Omnisphere 1 users $249 to upgrade. Pricing and Availability: Omnisphere 2.5 is a free upgrade for all registered Omnisphere 2 users. New Hardware Library adds over 1,000 new patches for all users:.

Our virtual instrument users can now experience the joy of the hardware synth workflow and hardware synth users can now fully expand their capabilities into the vast sonic world of Omnisphere!” Omnisphere 2.5 key features: “We’ve never felt that the worlds of software and hardware synths should be divided into different ‘camps’. It’s hard to beat the immediacy of a physical synthesizer that you can touch! We are very excited to be able to finally eliminate that problem by utilizing the world’s finest hardware synthesizers to fully control Omnisphere.” said Eric Persing, President of Spectrasonics. The extensive new FREE update also features a newly announced hi-resolution interface, support for Windows Multitouch, new Granular Synthesis capabilities and a. “Since the beginning of computer-based music, the biggest limitation of software synthesizers has been the lack of physical interaction.

There’s plenty more to play with in the new update too! 2.5 includes a hi-resolution interface, support for Windows Multitouch, new Granular Synthesis capabilities and over 1000 brand new sounds, knocking the total to over 14,000 sounds.